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Imelda Marcos documentary 'The Kingmaker' coming to iWant this August

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<p>MANILA -- &quot;The long wait is almost over.&quot;</p><p>ABS-CBN&#x27;s streaming service iWant made this statement on Friday as it released a trailer for the critically acclaimed documentary about former First Lady Imelda Marcos. </p><p>&quot;The Kingmaker&quot; by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and photographer Lauren Greenfield will be shown on iWant starting Saturday, August 1. </p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/iWant/videos/320494635976264/?v=320494635976264" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The 100-minute &quot;The Kingmaker&quot; explores the disturbing legacy of the Marcos regime and examines the family’s improbable return to power in the Philippines.</p><p>It is the first documentary film to be invited to all four top festivals – Venice, Telluride, Toronto, and London – and has since garnered a Writers Guild Nomination, three Critics&#x27; Choice Nominations, and the Critics&#x27; Choice honor for the &quot;Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/11/08/19/the-kingmaker-review-the-power-and-vainglory-of-imelda-marcos">&#x27;The Kingmaker&#x27; review: The power and vainglory of Imelda Marcos</a></li></ul><p>&quot;The Kingmaker&quot; made its national premiere last January through a screening at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.</p><div><em>news.abs-cbn.com is the news website of ABS-CBN.</em></div>